Quotes by D. Hawkins

Conversely, the person who has arrived at a habitual state of unconditional Love will find anything less to be unacceptable. As one advances in the evolution of his individual consciousness, the process starts to perpetuate and correct itself so that self-improvement becomes a way of life. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 3, S. 71, Hay House, February 2002

As Love becomes more and more unconditional, it begins to be experienced as inner Joy. This isn't the sudden joy of a pleasurable turn of events; it's a constant accompaniment to all activities. Joy arises from within each moment of existence, rather than from any other source. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 4, S. 91, Hay House, February 2002

From level 540 up is the domain of saints, and advanced spiritual students and healers. A capacity for enormous patience and the persistence of a positive attitude in the face of prolonged adversity is characteristic of this energy field; the hallmark of this state is compassion. People who have attained this level have a notable effect on others. They’re capable of a prolonged, open gaze, which induces a state of love and peace. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 4, S. 91, Hay House, February 2002

Question: What is a realistic spiritual goal for the average person?Answer: Any advance along the levels of consciousness is significant and very worthwhile. The practical goal that is reachable by any person who is seriously spiritually committed is that of Unconditional Love. That is a transformative level, and from there, one can relax as the prime objective has been reached. Innate within the level of Unconditional Love is the desire to perfect that condition. As that level is reached, even the slightest imperfection of Love is unacceptable and calls for correction. The Eye of the I From Which Nothing is Hidden, S. 225, 2001

On the calibrated scale of the levels of consciousness, Love prevails at level 500 but doesn't become unconditional until level 540. This means that some form persists from 500 to 540, so that Love is conditional. The full flowering of Love emerges only when it becomes unselective. it is characterized by lovingness, which is unconditional, because it is what one has become. This leap is accomplished by the 'letting go the polarity of the opposites', which is an intrinsic error of mentation. After this happens, there are no longer 'good trees' or 'bad trees'. Instead, all trees are seen as perfect and beautiful just as they are. The Eye of the I From Which Nothing is Hidden, chapter 19 "Commentaries And Examples", S. 279, Veritas Publishing, revised edition 2002

The spiritual seeker wants love and joy but that intention triggers the surfacing of all that obstructs it and prevents its appearance. Those who dedicate themselves to peace and love automatically pull up from the unconscious all that is cruel, unloving, and hateful to be healed. I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 24, 2003

The foremost goal of the pathway of the heart is to reach that level of consciousness called Unconditional Love. The energy of inspiration and devotion facilitate surrender of positionalities and results in reliance upon God's grace. Although this process sounds conceptually simple, as everyone has found by experience, it is often more difficult than one had expected. The sincere devotee discovers that striving for unconditional love has the unpleasant faculty of bringing up the opposite of one's dedicated goal. This is represented in the terse spiritual saying that "Love brings up its opposite." I. Reality and Subjectivity, chapter 19, S. 325, 2003

In the world's overall population, level 540 is reached by 0.4 percent of the populace. However, Unconditional Love is a practical and reachable goal and not just an idealized, wishful condition 'for those who seriously choose it as an idealized, wishful condition for those who seriously choose it as an inspirational, devotionalgoal. Transcending the Levels of Consciousness. The Stairway to Enlightenment'', chapter 15, S. 256, 2006

To put oneself in an energy field of 540 is to automatically heal oneself. A loving thought then heals, and a negative thought creates illness. Choosing to become a loving person results in the release of endrophins by the brain, which has a profound effect on the body's health and happiness. Happiness arises from the willingness to let go of that which is negative and to allow love to replace it in consciousness because the essential nature of consciousness, unless it has been impaired, is lovingness. We see this in the young child who is only innocence, and lovingness is the expression of the essence of human nature. It is as if the child has not yet been programmed to go into fear, doubt, or limitation. Healing and Recovery, chapter 2 "Assisted Healing", S. 52-53, 2009

Unconditional Love is a way of being with life that nurtures, supports, and, of its own nature, is forgiving. It is the beginning of the revelation of some of the truths of life because, within the brain, there is a release of endorphins. […] Endorphins allow a certain inner state to occur, a way of being with one’s self and one’s body in the world. Consequently, the world starts to appear to be lovable. Such a person now walks down the street feeling somewhat mellow. They see the lovingness that really occurs underneath the apparent trivialities of life and holds all of mankind together. The person is moving into a higher energy field. Healing and Recovery, chapter 3 "Stress", S. 95-96, Kindle location 1285+, 2009

Question: What is the simplest meditative practice?Answer: I think you should just sit with your arms slightly raised and hands held out, not to receive as in Eastern traditions, but on the contrary, to radiate out that which you would give to the world and humanity. Sitting quietly with hands held out as if to bless the world, you become a channel of God and radiate out unconditional love. You give all that you are infinitely capable of giving. You are an antenna of radiance. You begin with a prayer, something like what St. Francis said, "As your servant, O Lord, I give what you have given me." As you do this you awaken to what the world is crying for and automatically you radiate that and you suddenly realize who you are. It is all nonverbal. It may take years to get it. It is simple and direct like a laser. You become a radical laser beam. Teddy and Otis Carnie, Synopsis and Study Guide to Power vs. Force. An Anatomy of Consciousness, Part III, "Realization of the Presence of God", S. 2, Veritas Publishing, Sedona, Arizona, 8. June 1996

[...] you will be loving toward everyone and the next thing that happens is unlovable. It is as though to say,"Let’s see about that!" These are opportunities and not to be feared. They are to be expected! If you vow to be loving you can be sure the unlovable will wander into your life. You have to change the way you perceive it. You love them as fellow human beings who are subject to the vicissitudes of humanness. Their life is full of vicissitudes as ours is, in fact, more, so you feel compassion towards ignorance and at the same time not approving of the behavior necessarily. But you see how the person fell into that belief system. Q&A audio interview with D. Hawkins, ACIM Gather, PalTalk #1 MP3, presented by the US American ACIM web radio station Miracles Center, Sedona, Arizona, host Ellen Sutherland, (Pal Talk) 54:44 minutes duration, aired 10. November 2005

Those energies which oppose God, deny God and would rather have control of you and your beloved ones did dominate this planet until the late 1980s. Then, for reasons not completely and totally known, the consciousness level jumped at 207. As you evolve spiritually, the power – not your power – the power of your energy field, your aura, whatever you call it, becomes more and more powerful and begins to dominate and that which used to dominating and controlling until very recent times is therefore threatened by every spiritual aspirant. Everyone who reaches unconditional love then diminishes the domain of that which is non-integrous, diminishes its control. Consequently, one becomes the target for that which is non-integrous and would like to entrap you in its control. Sedona Seminar Realization of the Self: Final Moments, 3 DVD set, 14. December 2002

Be as unconditionally loving as you can to all that exists. The intention begins to transform you. Sedona Seminar Reason vs. Truth, 3 DVD set, 19. August 2006

Question: How do we move into unconditional love? Answer:

To be accepting of all of life,

to want nothing from life.

to realize you are complete, full, whole within yourself. So the world will never frustrate you, so you will want nothing from it.

Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky [Work LoC 465] (1821-1881) Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays, source unknown